American Indians fight against Type II diabetes

More than 50 percent of Tohono O’odham Indian Reservation adults have Type II diabetes, the highest rates in the world since 1990. Several studies indicate that the primary cause of diabetes in American Indians is due to the rapid change from the traditional farming and harvesting of food to a more mainstream diet that includes…

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Arizona communities fighting food desert

  Imagine making a 100-mile trip every time you need fresh produce. More than 700,000 Arizona residents have no other option. Arizona’s largest county, Maricopa, has 55 food deserts and the residents make up more than half of Arizona’s population, according to the Food Desert Locator released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Food desert…

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Are headers bad in soccer?

Headers could soon to be doomed in soccer, or least that is what a class-action lawsuit is aiming to do. The lawsuit filed by soccer parents and players against six national and international soccer organizations, among them are U.S. Youth Soccer and FIFA, accusing the organizations of being negligent in treating head injuries. Officials with Arizona…

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